The usual policy of non-denial notwithstanding, the sophisticated military-style killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh had all the hallmarks of a Mossad operation. The Israelis regarded Fakhrizadeh as a legitimate, high-value target and have been involved in multiple similar international assassinations. Iran is not alone in pointing the finger firmly at Israel. Fakhrizadeh, a mastermind of Iran’s military nuclear programme, was head of Iran’s defence ministry’s Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research. Soldiers carrying the coffin of assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during funeral procession in Tehran on Monday.

Source: The Irish Times December 01, 2020 01:40 UTC